Director, Advanced Computing Business

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Director, Advanced Computing Business. Location: Remote, United States

Responsibilities:

• Partner with customers to understand complex computational challenges and align solutions with their strategic goals.
• Serve as a senior technical advisor across pre-sales, deployment, and post-sales engagements.
• Communicate product capabilities and long-term vision to both technical and executive stakeholders.
• Support complex technology evaluations and guide customers toward successful outcomes;
• Collaborate with Sales, Product, and R&D teams to ensure customer requirements inform product development.
• Translate customer needs into scalable and practical advanced computing solutions.
• Represent the company at industry forums, customer briefings, and strategic engagements.
• Contribute technical insights to strengthen go-to-market strategies and solution offerings.

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in technical leadership roles such as solution engineering, systems delivery, advanced computing, product engineering, or technical sales.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Strong background in high-performance computing, advanced computational systems, AI/ML infrastructure, or similar technologies.
• Deep understanding of hardware and software architectures in complex environments.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business value;
• Experience working with both executive and technical stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration and customer-focused mindset with a proven track record of building trusted relationships.

Preferred:

• Experience or familiarity with quantum computing systems and platforms.
• Background in scientific computing or large-scale system integration.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Salary range: $156,800 to $291,200 per year.
• Competitive total rewards package including base salary, equity, bonus, and benefits;
• Opportunity to work in a high-impact leadership role within a leading quantum computing company.
• Exposure to cutting-edge quantum technologies and enterprise-level customers.

Other Information:

• Estimated travel requirement: 25% to 30%.
• This is a highly visible leadership role working at the intersection of technology, strategy, and customer success.
• D-Wave promotes a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning;
• Diversity and inclusion are core values, and applications from all backgrounds are encouraged.
• Equal opportunity employer. No third-party candidates will be accepted.